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iSchool students win Travelers IT Case CompetitionNovember 19, 2007Margaret Costello Spillettmcostell@syr.edu On Nov. 16, a team of students from Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies (iSchool) won first place in the 2007 Travelers Information Technology Case Competition in Hartford, Conn….

iSchool project aims to train future scientists on new discovery methodsNovember 16, 2007Margaret Costello Spillettmcostell@syr.edu Advances in computing and information technology, such as high-powered microscopes, telescopes and sensors, have created a new method of scientific discovery — one that involves…

Build it green, and they will come; SU student designers wow attendees at international Greenbuild expositionNovember 16, 2007Martin Wallsmwalls@syracusecoe.org Education is a key component of sustainability, so when the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems (Syracuse CoE)…

A&S Associate Dean David Potter to transition to half-time roleNovember 15, 2007Rob Enslinrmenslin@syr.edu David Potter, associate dean for student services in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences since 1996, will leave his current role, effective June 30, 2008, and…

SU establishes preferred supplier agreement with Corporate Express, reducing costs, improving ease in purchasing office productsNovember 14, 2007Kevin Morrowkdmorrow@syr.edu Syracuse University and Corporate Express have formed a new strategic partnership to streamline the procurement process and minimize costs for departmental…

Barbara Ransby named keynote speaker for Syracuse University’s 2008 Martin Luther King Jr. CelebrationNovember 13, 2007Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu Historian, writer and longtime political activist Barbara Ransby will be the keynote speaker for Syracuse University’s 23rd annual Martin Luther King Jr….

Gift of Life Campaign registers 1,123 potential donors; alumna donates marrow on same dayNovember 13, 2007Cynthia J. Moritzcjmoritz@syr.edu The Gift of Life campaign sponsored by Hillel at Syracuse University was a record-breaking success. The 1,123 participants, who swabbed their mouths…

Syracuse University physicists, students help prepare precision silicon detector for Switzerland-based international study measuring properties of B meson particles November 12, 2007 Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu One of the most fragile detectors for the Large Hadron Collider beauty (LHCb) experiment, a particle…

Bertini joins new Global Humanitarian ForumNovember 06, 2007Jill Leonhardtjlleonha@maxwell.syr.edu Catherine Bertini, professor of public administration in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has been named a founding board member of the new Global Humanitarian Forum launched Oct. 17…

Youth Literature Collection inspires collaboration on campus and commemoration from alumniNovember 05, 2007Margaret Costello Spillettmcostell@syr.edu For years after getting a Master of Library Science degree from Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies (iSchool), Rosemary Scalessa G’72 kept in touch with…